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impertinent

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

rudely bold or disrespectful, especially toward a superior

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Impertinent in a sentence

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The intern's impertinent remarks to the director shocked the entire office.

Antonyms
respectfulpolite
Common questions

Questions about “impertinent

Impertinent (adjective) means rudely bold or disrespectful, especially toward a superior
Here is impertinent used in an example sentence: "The intern's impertinent remarks to the director shocked the entire office."
Common synonyms for impertinent include insolent, impudent, presumptuous, cheeky.
Antonyms of impertinent include respectful, polite.
Impertinent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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